Mini-GoalsEven if you're not at goal yet, this is the place to share your successes and achievements along the way! Success can be measured in many ways besides the scales. Tell us about your triumphs, including Non Scale Victories

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My mini goals are small: sometimes as little as 3lbs. They are weights that have significance to me. For example my last one was 22lbs lost cuz it was half-way. Next one was 25lbs lost cuz that put me under 150. But then I am losing slowly. First 20lbs took me 4 months. That would be way too long for me to wait. But everyone is different!

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Next mini goal- below 144lbs- 144 is my magic number. I have a mental block about 144. Whenever I get there I start gaining. I got to 142 briefly but it didn't last.

As soon as I started getting obsessive about setting goals, I ended up sabotaging myself and stalled, lol, but that's my personality! Do whatever works for you

I have the weight range where I can go back on the pill as a goal... But I want that so much I'm trying not to think about it, and I'm getting into that range now

That said, when I started out, before I got obsessive about it, my mini goals were 1lb each, and I've now hit 23 mini goals! Whatever keeps you going, even if it's just a daily goal of doing the best you can with what you have. Honestly, it all adds up! If you find you've lost 17lbs or whatever, and you like it, who cares if it's not a significant or rounded number? Reward yourself anyway and keep on keeping on!

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I pick numbers that are significant. My first mini-goal is onederland (under 200). After that is 189 (BMI out of "obese" category). Then 182, which is lowest adult weight. Then 175. Then 169, which is out of the "overweight" BMI category. And I think goal will be 155, though I'll have to see how I feel as I get closer.

I do find that trying to attach dates to goals can frustrate me - I can stall for a week and lose nothing, and then overnight the scale goes down two pounds. So I don't have a time frame attached to my mini-goals, but focus on behaviors (getting workouts in, planning snacks and meals, etc). At this point I have lost 13.8 pounds - so if I lose, great! If I don't, I am maintaining a 13.8 pound loss! As long as the numbers don't go up, I am a happy chick.

My mini-goals are all random numbers...weights that I remember being. I got up to 265 in 2010 when I had my second serious diet attempt, so getting to 265 was my first mini goal. I was able to stick to that diet for 3 months and lose 34 pounds so 231 was my second mini goal and so on. Now I'm past the point where I'm trying to undo previous mistakes so I've chosen random chunks. My next mini goal will be getting to 160.

Mine was 10%, so 160lbs. I didn't set another one after that, as I am close to goal. I think I'm going to set a BF% goal when I hit my original goal of 135. I am just over 26% now, and I would like to get to 22%.